Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) 莩 Kangxi stroke count: 13 Page 1035, Entry 11 Pronounced fu. History of the Former Han Dynasty (Qianhan Shu), Biography of Prince Jing of Zhongshan: "Currently, there is no kinship as thin as the white membrane inside a reed, nor is there any weight as light as a wild goose feather." Annotation: Jia refers to reeds. Fu refers to the extremely thin white membrane inside the reed stalk. Also, Book of Rites (Erya), Interpretation of Grasses: Fu refers to the female hemp plant. Annotation: Hemp that produces many seeds. Ceremonial Rites (Yili), Mourning Attire: Wear small merit mourning clothes, use coarse hemp for the lower garments, and use washed hemp for the sash and head covering. Annotation: Zao refers to removing the dirt from the hemp fiber without damaging its base. Also, pronounced fu. Sound Dictionary (Jiyun): Pronounced fu. Name of a type of grass. Also, Pronounced biao. Interchangeable with the character for starvation (piao). Mencius: "There are people who died of starvation in the wilderness." Commentary: In the suburbs and wilderness, there are people who have died of hunger. Also interchangeable with the character for falling (biao). Wang Yinglin, Exegesis on the Book of Odes (Shi Kao): "The plum blossoms fall." Fu here means the act of falling or withering. History of the Former Han Dynasty (Qianhan Shu), Treatise on Food and Money: Written as a variant form. See the detailed entry for that character.